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Description |
Demo Time |
Table Assignment# |
| A. O. Marshall, Joliet |
Students will demonstrate how the use of Playstation 2’s can engage them while they learn Reading and Math. Along with Lightspan Achieve Now CD Program, a standards-based curriculum, sending instruction home with students via the Playstation game console extends the learning day. |
PM |
N-13 |
| Allen Elementary School, Aurora |
Fourth graders from Allen Elementary School, District 131 in Aurora, are presenting their Mars projects, including their model of a future Mars community. The project has included much technology throughout - the children used the IMSA formulated lessons to do their research and record keeping on the computer. |
PM |
S-13 |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Palos Hills |
Students will present course projects from their multi-media design course. The video project will include stop-motion animation sequence as well as how each frame is captured and digitized for nonlinear editing. Curricular objectives include student integrated technology projects with storyboarding, character development, script sequencing, filming, and post-production. |
PM |
S-3 |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Palos Hills |
Technology skills are a growing necessity for the current workplace and students in the Stagg Business Department learn skills that allow them to create useful, enticing and original web pages as well as various creative and functional word processing documents, publications, presentations, and spreadsheets. |
PM |
S-5 |
| Anne M. Jeans Elementary School, Willowbrook |
Our demonstration will consist of 4 fourth graders informing about Yellowstone National Park using Microsoft Word to create a business letter to access information, The Print Shop to create brochures to process ideas, and stop-motion animation to create advertisements to communicate results. The fourth graders at Anne M. Jeans Elementary School do a unit project on Yellowstone which meets the Illinois Learning Standards. When the facts are gathered, the students enhance their learning experience by using many different avenues of technology. They become truly engaged in learning about this unit of study. Technology provides a channel through which students can access information, process ideas, and communicate results. |
PM |
N-15 |
| Beach Park Middle School, Beach Park |
This video documentary will illustrate how this school is working towards putting a computer in every students’ hands. This project will be accomplished through the Integration of Palm Pilots in the curriculum. We’ll have live handheld demonstration of educational uses of PDA’s. |
PM |
N-17 |
| Beecher Junior High School, Beecher |
Seventh grade science students at Beecher Junior High School will demonstrate the use of the scientific method to discover the answer to their scientific problem. They will also have calculated the standard deviation by using the Microsoft Excel graphing program. Technology enhances their outcomes by the use of all data being displayed with graphs, charts and data through the use of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Students have also used Adobe PageMaker to create visuals for their projects. |
PM |
N-19 |
| Brook Park, LaGrange Park |
Wacky Warhol Portraits! Fourth graders incorporated technology with art history to create stunning self-portraits. Students used Microsoft Word to transform their digital photographs into works of art. Teachers from District 95 at Brook Park Elementary found this lesson was a successful merging of art and technology. |
PM |
N-20 |
| Carl Sandburg High School, Orland Park |
Students in a CADD course have used technology to help design the restoration of an historic home for use as a community center. |
PM |
N-21 |
| Carlinville Middle School, Carlinville |
Students in middle school and high school worked together to produce a winning website for the international contest CyberFair 2002. Winning the Silver Award with “Carlinville’s Tour Through Time,” the students developed an in depth site about their community using digital pictures, interviews and research. |
PM |
N-8 |
| Central Junior High, Evergreen Park |
Literature Integration with Social Studies Through Technology: A multidisciplinary approach will be used between social studies and language arts to teach about the formation of unions during the stockyard era. Students will be using technological resources to research this era as well as provide a visual history. Students will use PowerPoint and Inspiration to demonstrate a correlation between the literature and social events of the day. |
PM |
N-2 |
| Central Middle School, Tinley Park |
The students will demonstrate how digital video editing equipment can be used to create short, topical videos. The student made videos cover topics and are designed to be used by core discipline teachers to enhance the learning process, i.e. math, science, and social studies. |
PM |
N-22 |
| Central School, Lake Bluff |
Join third graders in a presentation of “Prairies in Our Backyard,” an online Collaboratory project for researching and studying the prairie ecosystem. “Prairies in Our Backyard” is an online Collaboratory project designed to provide students the opportunity to research and study the prairie ecosystem. The project includes opportunities for evaluating research material, cooperative work, expository writing, and public speaking. Tech skills include navigating web resources, using a scanner and word processing skills. |
PM |
E-8 |
| Champaign Co. Chamber of Commerce, Champaign |
Students design and execute solutions to real-world problems. Documentation, project specifications, and solutions will mirror high-tech industry practices. The 2002-2003 capstone team is working together to create a three-dimensional visualization of the University of Illinois’ South Research Park, design a local area network, and document the progress of the project. |
PM |
S-26 |
| Chiddix Junior High School, Normal |
Interactive educational games will be demonstrated. For example, the “Academic Raceway 500” will demonstrate how science topics can be reviewed. “Celebrity Squares” will demonstrate a way to teach foreign language. Other educational programs will also be shown. |
PM |
N-12 |
| Coal City High School, Coal City |
Coal City High School students create an interactive, multimedia CD ROM yearbook supplement. The project is student created and includes video, audio, and still graphics. Students use Macromedia Director, Adobe Premier and many other cutting edge software applications. |
PM |
S-15 |
| East Side Intermediate, Harrisburg |
Using digital video cameras, laptop computers, and the iMovie software, students teams create 3-4 minute videos focusing on a pre-determined theme. The videos are then shhown at our school's annual “Spring Fling.” |
PM |
N-28 |
| Effingham High School, Effingham |
Students from Effingham High School will present a project they have been working on for the Illinois State Board of Education. The students are creating a documentary film to showcase service learning projects around the state. |
PM |
N-18 |
| Eisenhower High School, Decatur |
The use of global positioning will be presented and ways to use GPS will be demonstrated. Teaching strategies and cross-curricular ideas will also be presented. |
PM |
N-23 |
| Fieldcrest Elementary School, Oak Forest |
This is an extended reading project. Students were introduced to the PowerPoint program and were challenged to rewrite the story, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” |
PM |
S-14 |
| Fisher Jr./Sr. High School, Fisher |
We’ll provide a visual demonstration of computer numerical control
(CNC) machine using Master Cam. We will design the project, program the tool path, cut the tool path out, and then show the different levels that can be used for different grades. |
PM |
N-24 |
| Highlands School, Hazel Crest |
Students will follow along with the America Quest Team to discover why the Anaszi abandoned the low corners region. They will learn about theories for the mysterious abandonment and follow the team through each discovery. |
PM |
S-16 |
| John Hersey High School, Arlington Heights |
A veritable cornucopia of projects will be presented by John Hersey High School. Projects include ESL students learning about US customs and communicating with their home country. Students use PowerPoint to create multimedia book reports emphasizing grammar improvement. Using both digital still and video cameras, Foreign Language students create their own foreign language commercials and films with English subtitles. Special Ed students will demonstrate how they use the Internet to study e-consumerism and create PowerPoint presentations. AP Biology students have investigated biodiversity illustrated through digital microscopy. A short video also available shows other technology activities happening daily at Hersey including Deaf Ed students using wireless Instant Messaging to learn US English. |
PM |
S-1 |
| Kennedy Junior High School, Lisle |
As the CEO of XYZ Energy Corp. resigns, he turns over control of the company to the Board of Directors (groups of four students). The board must research renewable and nonrenewable energy and select a strategy for the future to make their corporation a world leader in energy once again. |
PM |
N-25 |
| Kildeer School, Long Grove |
Inquiring Minds: Collecting Real World Data. Students at Kildeer School in Long Grove use the Internet to collect authentic data. Students in first grade track the gray whale migration, second graders track the monarch migration, fourth graders track earthquakes and fifth graders track green sea turtles and weather. |
PM |
N-7 |
| Lincoln Community High School, Lincoln |
A Tour of the PC Project. The interactive presentation, designed by students in the Computer Repair class, allows a person to interact with the lesson. The project provided students the opportunity to plan and prepare an electronic training session. The students created it by using a digital camera, the Internet, PowerPoint, and a dismantled computer. |
PM |
N-26 |
| Lincoln Magnet School, Springfield |
Eighth grade students from Lincoln Magnet School are sharing their “Hero Next Door” iMovie documentaries, which tell the stories of everyday people who have made a difference in their communities and in the lives of others. These student-produced iMovies are examples of the power of using digital storytelling in the classroom. |
PM |
N-9 |
| Lincolnwood High School, Raymond |
High School students will be demonstrating how they have created an “Orientation Video” CD for use by new students entering the district. The students will use videotape and computer software to create a CD for new students showing them around the school and giving them information to help them find their way around. The CD will include information on rules and daily routine at LHS. Students will demonstrate the videotaping procedures as well as how to use computer software to edit and create a CD. |
PM |
E-6 |
| Louis Pasteur Elementary School, Chicago |
The Kid-Vid students have undertaken a study about the effects of overcrowding in schools. They have studied the problem locally, statewide, and nationally, and plan to share their concerns and ideas with lawmakers and those who can influence decisions being made. This project grew out of concerns that families in our attendance area may have their elementary aged students in one of five different facilities due to the overcrowding we are now experiencing. |
PM |
N-1 |
| Macomb Junior High School, Macomb |
Adam is a student with special needs. He is quadriplegic who needs one-on-one RN help for the entire school day, as well as at night time. Adam will demonstrate how technology enhances him both academically and socially. Technology also made it possible for Adam to be successful in the regular classroom and be listed on the honor roll. |
PM |
E-7 |
| Mae Jemison School, Hazel Crest |
Students explored the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. They examined the principles of modern architecture with emphasis on Wright’s Prairie School style of building. |
PM |
S-6 |
| Maria High School, Chicago |
Students will demonstrate the MHS website. The MHS website is totally student maintained. Included in the demonstration will be the practical application of technology required to maintain and update a www site. This may include digital images of visitors to the demonstration being put on the MHS www site. |
PM |
S-21 |
| Marion CUSD 2, Marion |
The elementary schools of Marion Unit 2 participate in virtual Book Talk Clubs. These clubs meet weekly to read, discuss, and review a book chosen by the library. Each student creates a review to be published on the district’s home page. The ultimate goal is to increase reading for enjoyment through technology. |
PM |
S-25 |
| Markham Park, Markham |
The Edu-Test tests are grade level tests that sample the standards/objectives (based on state and national standards) for the current year. The children will demonstrate short pre-made tests for grade 3. |
PM |
S-8 |
| Matteson District 162, Park Forest |
Infusing technology into the curriculum, the students of Matteson District 162 utilize MS Office, KidWorks Deluxe, and Digital Imaging to create multimedia authentic-based projects. Student projects integrate technology with all content areas to explore real-life community-based problems, and elevate critical thinking skills. |
PM |
N-3 |
| Minooka Elementary School, Minooka |
A group of students from the gifted program of Minooka Junior High School demonstrate how they learned about local heroes and the history of their town and produced an iMovie about what they learned. See these sixth graders show how they researched, developed and edited their video. This project illustrates how, with the proper support, junior high school students can participate in technology-supported engaged learning activities. |
PM |
E-3 |
| Minooka Elementary School, Minooka |
The students of Minooka Elementary School are incorporating technology throughout their learning. See these third graders present facts they have researched online about members of the animal kingdom. Their PowerPoint presentations will display how, with the proper support, primary students can participate in technology-supported engaged learning activities. |
PM |
E-5 |
| Minooka Intermediate School, Minooka |
The fifth grade students at Minooka Intermediate School have written and recorded skits using information that they have learned during the D.A.R.E. program. Using a digital camera, these students produced informative Public Service Announcement. The students have downloaded multimedia effects from the Internet such as music, sounds, and backgrounds, to enhance their video. |
PM |
E-1 |
| Morris Community High School, Morris |
MCHS Media Club students will demonstrate uses of digital photography and video as incorporated into school projects. Examples of projects using software such as Photoshop, iMovie PowerPoint, and Final Cut Pro will be available. Additionally, students will explain student web pages and the use of E-books. |
PM |
N-5 |
| Nob Hill, Country Club Hills |
Students will use TCR to create graphic organizers to show Text, Text-to-Text, and Text-to-World connections. Students will write persuasive, expository or narrative essays and then find books to correlate with essay and TCR. |
PM |
S-10 |
| North Prairie Junior High, Winthrop Harbor |
North Prairie Junior High School is proud to present, “Building Computer Literacy Through Digital Productions.” The 2002-2003 Tech Team at North Prairie captures, edits, and produces video of classroom instruction, sporting events, and activities taking place within the district. The material is then broadcast via public access television. Through this process, the community can appreciate more fully the great strides and accomplishments of their local public school. |
PM |
S-17 |
| North Ridge Middle School, Danville |
Our video news team homeroom produces and tapes an announcement based 5-7 minute video news program to be broadcast the next day. Included in this news show are announcements, sports updates, and commercials for upcoming events and contests. The program is produced, taped, and edited by students. |
PM |
E-9 |
| O'Keeffe Elementary, Chicago |
O’Keeffe School has made great strides in exposing our students to technology, but we lack Internet connectivity. This summer, three students participated in a technology camp at Mann School. Our team will discuss their experiences and demonstrate their web pages. Also, they will exhibit the school newspaper that was published in January 2003. |
PM |
N-4 |
| Oakdale School, Normal |
Oakdale 6th graders studied the author Jerry Spinelli. They enhanced their learning by creating a web page. They will demonstrate how technology can be used to enhance the Language Arts. Includes author information, book reviews, original activities, games, and resources. Informational handouts and bookmarks will be distributed. |
PM |
N-14 |
| Parkside Elementary, Normal |
Enhancing the science curriculum with technology, this exhibit demonstrates how third graders learned about the solar system. They focused on researching skills and working with different software programs simultaneously. A PowerPoint presentation highlights their efforts. |
PM |
N-16 |
| Paul Revere Intermediate School, Blue Island |
Healthy Habitats: Vision for the Future! Live event learning is the key to this authentic community project. In partnership with the City of Blue Island, fourth and fifth grader regular, gifted, and special education students are reintroducing native plants and animals to various sites within the city. |
PM |
E-10 |
| Pierce Downer School, Downers Grove |
We will create a “travel brochure” to demonstrate our understanding of the United States regions. Using the social studies’ text book, an online encyclopedia, and other online sources, the brochure will include graphics and information to highlight key information and statistics. |
PM |
S-2 |
| Pierce Downer School, Downers Grove |
We will create animated book reports for any reading curriculum with the Appleworks 6.0 slideshow program. Each slide will represent literary goals/objectives that we have acquired from reading a story. Internet sources will be used to show how literature can be visualized and shared in a diversified manner. |
PM |
S-4 |
| Pontiac School, Fairview Heights |
Students will demonstrate how to setup and incorporate video conferencing over intranets and the Internet. They will use iVisit software, which enables multi-party video, voice, text, chat, messaging and World Wide Web sharing. Video conferencing can enhance curriculum and expand opportunities for students and teachers. |
PM |
N-10 |
| Prairie-Hills Junior High, Markham |
Prairie-Hills Junior High students will showcase the tremendous drafting power of the automated CAD program coupled with the new Safari Video Distribution System to design their school and community’s new fitness trail and apparatus. |
PM |
S-18 |
| Primary Academic Center, Markham |
The Primary Academic Center will be demonstrating our Third Grade Engaged Learning Project on “Sound.” This project incorporates study in science, music, language arts and also expository writing. |
PM |
S-12 |
| Prophetstown High School, Prophetstown |
The Tech Ed classes incorporate bridge building as part of the transportation unit. The physics class approaches bridge building as part of studying engineering concepts related to physics. Technology is integrated into this hands-on project through the use of videos and Bridge Builder software in the predesign stages of building their bridges. |
PM |
S-22 |
| Ravinia School, Highland Park |
Basil-Buy-Us is a simulation, revolving around a not-for-profit corporation which grows and sells basil. This project integrates all subject areas within the curriculum. Our project teaches the technology of growing plants using hydroponic techniques. Students learn the everyday need for problem solving that every business faces. |
PM |
N-6 |
| Rhodes School, River Grove |
In 2003, Rhodes School is continuing to promote the Liberty Bill. This bill is attempting to put an abridged version of the Constitution on the back of the one-dollar bill. In addition, Rhodes is sponsoring an electronic recycling event for all of our local schools (Western Cook County). Information will be provided. |
PM |
S-20 |
| St. Anne School, Barrington |
In the Brainy Matters project, students explored human brain development and their own multiple intelligences. The project-based activities were benchmarked to Illinois Learning Standards and Goals. Students created final projects using their dominant intelligence. As 12, 13, and 14 year-olds, our students learned how to use Northwestern University’s Online Collaboratory and will demonstrate its use. |
PM |
S-19 |
| St. Therese Of Christ, Aurora |
Human Environment Interaction: This project looks at the proposed water treatment plant in Batavia, Illinois. CIS and CPS were used to map the land and its surrounding environment in order to aid the developer with the construction plans of the treatment facility. |
PM |
E-11 |
| Stark County High School, Toulon |
Disseminating school information though the “Rebel Reporter” is done by Desktop Publishing. This class and Video Production maintains the district website and develops videos for various businesses. We’ll show how we produce the “Rebel Reporter” and digital videos. Samples of the “Rebel Reporter” and of the videos will be available. |
PM |
N-11 |
| The Ridge Family Center for Learning, Elk Grove Village |
Elementary level students from District 59’s school of choice, the Ridge Family Center for Learning, Elk Grove Village, will demonstrate how technology is used to acquire knowledge about Illinois history. Students will also demonstrate how this information is visually organized in order to share the knowledge with others. |
PM |
S-9 |
| Thomas J. Waters Elementary, Chicago |
Our sixth graders study ancient world cultures. The students have created HyperStudio stacks, including cel animations to describe the lives and times of the Mesopotamian people. Completed projects are located on our school web page. |
PM |
S-23 |
| Traughber Jr. High, Oswego |
Our class uses digital photography, digital video, and CAD during the manufacturing process. Final outcome is the product with instruction done using the mediums. |
PM |
E-12 |
| Tri-City Elementary CUSD #1, Buffalo |
“On A Whale Watch”: Tri-City Elementary School second grade students will be presenting an iMovie showing their experience of adopting a whale, studying whales, and tracking the pod movement of their adopted whale. Students will also have on display an iPhoto poster showing the process for creating the
iMovie. |
PM |
E-13 |
| Troy Middle School, Plainfield |
Students working with a program developed by JPL in conjunction with the Mars Rover Project have built a simulated Martian landscape and a Parallax Boe-Bot computerized robot. Students will be using digital images taken by an attached camera to analyze their landscape and the terrain of another cooperating school. |
PM |
E-14 |
| United Township High School, East Moline |
High school geology classes collaborated with web pages and complete research projects on tornadoes and volcanoes. UTHS created sites that enabled other students to be contributing editors to their sites. |
PM |
S-24 |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School, Blue Island |
Students from Veterans Memorial Middle School in Blue Island created projects called “Who Wants To Be An Entrepreneur.” This project allowed students to create a multimedia presentation for their student-owned business. |
PM |
E-2 |
| Victor J. Andrew High School, Tinley Park |
Students will demonstrate projects created in Web Page Design. |
PM |
S-7 |
| Viking Middle School, Gurnee |
Witness a virtual trip around the world as our 7th graders present the results of blending travel information from the Internet with creative writing and digital photography. They additionally keep a spreadsheet of their travel expenses and conclude with a PowerPoint presentation about their favorite destination. |
PM |
E-4 |
| Washington School District #52, Washington |
The Washington Historical Society and Washington Middle School students worked together to research and develop “The Village Doctor Museum” and “Celebration of Life in the Cemetery.” Using the Internet for research and computer tools to create documents, multi-generations have worked together to learn about and present the history of their town, Washington, Illinois. |
PM |
S-11 |
| Westchester Middle School, Westchester |
Using Netscape Composer, the students create a website for the purpose of communicating information found using various research tools. The students research information about the early years, career, and present-day events of a famous artist from the 50’s and 60’s. The students then lip-sync a song performed by that artist. |
PM |
N-27 |
